Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-12-10
THE REPUBLICAN CONVENTION.
Call of tho National Committee Taking the
Jim Blaine Interview for Its Text.


WAsa1No1oN, December 9-The call for
the next National Republican Convention
has been issued by the COMMITTEES to the
Republican electors Of the United States,
fixing the convention at Chicago, June l9.
1888. Republican electers in the several
States and voters without regard to past
political affiliations, difference or action,
who believe in the American principle OF a
protective tariff for the defense and de-
velopment OF home Industries and the ele-
vat;on Of home labor; who would reduce
the national taxes and prevent the accu-
mutation OF surplus in the Treasury in
harmony with this principle; who ara op'
posed to the attempt now more openly
attempted than ever before to establish a
poiicy which would strike down American
labor to the level OF the underpaid aEd op'
pres ssed orkers of foreign lands; who fnvor
system OF naval and coast defenses y hlcii
will enable the United States to oconduct in'
ternatoual negotiations with seli-respect;
who gratefully cherish the defenders OF their
country; who
CONDEMN AND RESENT
the continued and uni iust exclusion OF rap
idly growing Territories which have an in
disputable title to admission into the
sisterbcod of States; who favor free
schools and popular education, a free and
nonesb ballot aud foir count, the n-nf ec
| ton OF every citizen of the United States
| in his legal rig t. at home aud abroad; a
foreign policy that shal! extend oar trade
| and commerce to every land and cline
| and shall properly support the dignity O.
the nation and the promotion OF friendly
and harmonious relations and intercourse
between nj! the States are cordially in
vited to unite under this call. II
the formation of the national ticket each
State shall be entitled to four delegates Al
large md for each Representative at large
nd each Congressional District, each Ter
ritory and the District OF Columbia two
delegates. Delegates at large shall b.
chosen by State conventions called IN moi
| less than after twenty days published
notice and not less than thirty days bsfor
the meeting of the National Convention
| Congressional district and Territorial dele
gates
SHALL BE CHOSEN
| in the came manner as the nomination
OF a member OF Congress or Territor:a
Congressional delegates is made in eait
districts. The alternate for each delegat
shall be elected in the sarie manner and a
tho same time. All notices OF contest mus
be filed with the National COMMITTEES IL
writing accompanied by q printed state
ment Of the grounds which shall be mad
public. Chairman Jones has appointe'
the following committee tn visl
Chicago to appoint lscai CON
mites of Arrangement and take i
icharee preparations for the convention
II. s. Clarkson. Iowa; 4. L. Congcr. Ohio
G. A. Hobart. New Jersey; Powell Clay
ton, Arkansas; Cyrus Leland, Jr, Kansas
Church Howe, Nebraska; n. W: Cune,
Texas. Chairman Jones and Secretar
Fessenden are members OF the committee
ax.oficio. The committee elected j.
Ciarkson, chairman. The sub-commlttet
with full powers, consists OF Ciarksor
} Conger. Clayton, Jones and Fessenden.